Regulation of SNARE-mediated membrane fusion during exocytosis.
Regulation of SNARE-mediated membrane fusion during exocytosis.
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DOI:
10.1021/cr0782325
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发表时间:
2008-04
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影响因子:
62.1
通讯作者:
J. McNew
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作者:
J. McNew
The primary delivery mechanism for proteins and lipids within the cell is the secretory pathway where vesicular transport intermediates ferry cargo from one membrane-bound compartment to the next. This process requires a carefully orchestrated method to generate these transport vesicles and ensure that they are delivered to the appropriate destination by membrane fusion. Many of the molecular details regarding vesicle production and consumption are known. This Review will focus on the mechanism and regulation of exocytosis, the final step in the secretory pathway. Molecular genetics and cell biology in lower eukaryotes such as the baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cereVisiae have been complemented with biochemical, electrophysiological, and morphological studies in vertebrate systems, primarily neurons or neuroexocrine cells. The union of these diverse methods and experimental models has identified the basic machinery of exocytosis and provided general mechanisms of action. The additional regulatory mechanisms found in more complex cells appear to be built upon a common foundation found in all eukaryotes. Every eukaryotic cell conducts the business of exocytosis. While model systems have been studied extensively, our knowledge of this process in many other systems remains rudimentary. However, given that the same general principles appear to be operational in yeast and man, one can expect that the same paradigms apply.